Originally Posted by
HillCountryGal
Agree with everyone else. A basic straight stitch and zig-zag is all a beginner really needs. The only other suggestion I have is to find a drop-in bobbin. They are so much easier for beginners to manuver.
And good for you helping another seamstress/quilter in the making!
And I completely disagree. I've ruined one drop in bobbin machine by letting it suck a piece of bias tape down the hole. Don't know exactly happened since it happened so quickly, but it bent the whole thing out of shape and I haven't yet been able to pound it back into shape